151
151
Oct 22, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 151
favorite 0
quote 0
and i would just take every issue on foreign policy back to this fact. we can only be strong in the world, we can only have leverage in the world, if we are strong and resilient at home. and if i'm obama, my message would be i have all of these plans, race to the top, innovation, entrepreneurship will make us strong at home to be strong abroad. >> beyond the women's vote, mike, take a moment and talk about state of the race and strategy on both sides. what does it come down to, and what do you make of 47%, 47%? >> unreal. i think it's moving toward romney right now. the debates are very good. romney will use it as a charm and motive offensive to get people comfortable with him because they are starting to come around to the fact that he might be president and he has to close that final point. it's ohio. ohio is closer. the firewall is on fire. if you look at the demographics of ohio, if romney could perform as well with white voters there as he is in states like virginia and florida, there is room for him to grow. so this firewall stuff is a picket fence
and i would just take every issue on foreign policy back to this fact. we can only be strong in the world, we can only have leverage in the world, if we are strong and resilient at home. and if i'm obama, my message would be i have all of these plans, race to the top, innovation, entrepreneurship will make us strong at home to be strong abroad. >> beyond the women's vote, mike, take a moment and talk about state of the race and strategy on both sides. what does it come down to, and what...
299
299
Oct 24, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 299
favorite 0
quote 0
policy experience. >> i know you haven't been in a position to execute foreign policy, but every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> reporter: the president mocked mr. romney's repeated attempts to agree with many of his policies. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin ladin and going after the leadership in al qaeda. >> i'm glad that you agree we've been successful in going after al qaeda, but i have to tell you, your strategy previously has been one that's been all over the map. >> reporter: both men did echo the other on an array of foreign policy declarations. >> as long as i'm president of the united states, iran will not get a nuclear weapon. >> a nuclear iran -- a nuclear capable iran is unacceptable to america. >> i will stand with israel if they are attacked. >> we will stand with israel. and if israel is attacked, we have their back. >> reporter: one of the few times mr. romney went hard at the president referred to this private remark caught on tape earlier this year between mr. obama and the former russian president dmitri medvedev. >> i'm not goin
policy experience. >> i know you haven't been in a position to execute foreign policy, but every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> reporter: the president mocked mr. romney's repeated attempts to agree with many of his policies. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin ladin and going after the leadership in al qaeda. >> i'm glad that you agree we've been successful in going after al qaeda, but i have to tell you, your strategy previously has...
293
293
Sep 16, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 293
favorite 0
quote 0
four years ago it was candidate barack obama being attacked for a lack of foreign policy credentials. now he is the one in the oval office dealing with these volatile moving parts, and it's governor romney whose experience is being questioned. given what's happening right now on all these different fronts, could the president's advantage here be tenuous? >> lester, for most of the last generation republicans have enjoyed the reputation for greater strength on foreign policy. president obama has turned that around in part because of his income beensy, his success in getting osama bin laden and also the nature of mitt romney's background. the danger for the president is if americans come to see him as unable to control events and unable to protect u.s. interests, that's how the traditional republican advantage could reassert itself, lester. >> john and andrea, thanks to both of you. now the late word on that week-long teacher strike in the nation's third largest school district, chicago. teachers union delegates have been meeting late today on a proposed new contract. our chief educatio
four years ago it was candidate barack obama being attacked for a lack of foreign policy credentials. now he is the one in the oval office dealing with these volatile moving parts, and it's governor romney whose experience is being questioned. given what's happening right now on all these different fronts, could the president's advantage here be tenuous? >> lester, for most of the last generation republicans have enjoyed the reputation for greater strength on foreign policy. president...
61
61
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back. >> a foreign policy face-off. a try to suede voteway voters. >>> and we're not yet out of the woods as it comes to showers and thunderstorms rolling through the bay area, plus we have video. tornado, northern california yesterday. stay tuned for that. >>> and with those wet roads i'm affecting three incidents affecting two bridges and both sides of the bay coming up. >>> and a massive big rig pile-up in southern california. a live look on this tuesday, october 23rd. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelly. good morning, everybody. today we are feeling the big chill. our first big cold front of the year. take a look at san francisco where christina loren is telling us there is more rain on the way. she's here following the developing weather story live this morning on what is heading our way. good morning, christina. >> good morning to you. yeah, you want to give yourself plenty of time. even though we don't have a lot of rain on the rada
. >> the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back. >> a foreign policy face-off. a try to suede voteway voters. >>> and we're not yet out of the woods as it comes to showers and thunderstorms rolling through the bay area, plus we have video. tornado, northern california yesterday. stay tuned for that. >>> and with those wet roads i'm affecting three incidents affecting two bridges and both sides of the bay coming up. >>> and a massive big...
195
195
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 195
favorite 0
quote 0
>>> this morning on "early today," foreign policy showdown. mitt romney gets serious about libya, syria, and more, but president obama hits him hard with a brand-new ad. we'll show it to you. >>> unhitched. two philly wedding celebrations descend into cha as the attendees start brawling. >>> and 48 straight. drew breezes into the record books. this is a big one. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 8th, 2012. >>> very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruz. 29 days and counting. there is less than a month to go in the race for the white house, and right now, both candidates are on the road. while the president campaigns in california, mitt romney spent sunday in florida before his major foreign policy speech in virginia today. nbc's tracie potts joins us now live from washington. good morning. >> veronica. good morning. let's talk about the speech. in it today he tries to draw distinctions. we've seen an advanced copy where mitt romney will now argue america is now weaker against our enemies abroad. mitt romney gives a big foreig
>>> this morning on "early today," foreign policy showdown. mitt romney gets serious about libya, syria, and more, but president obama hits him hard with a brand-new ad. we'll show it to you. >>> unhitched. two philly wedding celebrations descend into cha as the attendees start brawling. >>> and 48 straight. drew breezes into the record books. this is a big one. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 8th, 2012. >>> very good...
229
229
Sep 17, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 229
favorite 0
quote 0
foreign policy. romney's haste to jump into the issue may have been a response to the desperation of conservatives like laura ingram. >> if you can't beat barack obama with this record, then shut down the party. because this is a gimme election or at least it should be. chris: major, we got three national polls out there. all of them about likely voters. not just registered voters. all taken within a day of this tragedy in libya. it did account for part of that event. and the president is leading in all three. >> this campaign feels things slipping away. is quieting itself a little bit by saying well, it's the bounce out of the convention. it will dissipate. and the debates will reset things. what we know about this campaign, though, is that every time there's been a potential to reset it, romney hasn't. he has failed to jump on momentum -- momentous occasions and turn them to his advantage. the president if he haslinda amin done so per sevently and -- if he has has done so persistently and -- chris:
foreign policy. romney's haste to jump into the issue may have been a response to the desperation of conservatives like laura ingram. >> if you can't beat barack obama with this record, then shut down the party. because this is a gimme election or at least it should be. chris: major, we got three national polls out there. all of them about likely voters. not just registered voters. all taken within a day of this tragedy in libya. it did account for part of that event. and the president is...
280
280
Apr 30, 2012
04/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 280
favorite 0
quote 0
my theory is that democrats can only lose on foreign policy, they can't win on foreign policy. obama, in a way, has inoculated himself on this but nobody votes for a democrat based on what they do in foreign policy. they vote based on the economy. and it's the reverse with republicans. bush, his approval ratings were incredibly high because of the war effort and he lost it. with obama, this is just inoculating him, it won't get him elected. ch you had something else about this legacy. nobody likes to say bin laden accomplished anything but when he struck us at 9/11 and we struck back hard, first with afghanistan and later for other reasons with iraq and the whole war on terrorism, what was the plus in that for the al qaeda crowd? >> chris, in this year since bin laden's death, it's been clear that his terrorist jihad through al qaeda is really unpopular. that failed. he felt, in his last year, that it was failing. he was right, it was failing. but the ideas ofurging the muslim world of all this western influence, of getting rid of thea, postate leaders le hosni mubarak in egypt
my theory is that democrats can only lose on foreign policy, they can't win on foreign policy. obama, in a way, has inoculated himself on this but nobody votes for a democrat based on what they do in foreign policy. they vote based on the economy. and it's the reverse with republicans. bush, his approval ratings were incredibly high because of the war effort and he lost it. with obama, this is just inoculating him, it won't get him elected. ch you had something else about this legacy. nobody...
143
143
Jan 16, 2012
01/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
policy but not a great for him and the advantage always goes to the white house in foreign policy crisis. >> this president has had a unique string of successes when it comes to fighting terrorism. that sort of thing. that's going to make him especially strong for an incumbent i think, and for a democrat. >> talking tough is not the same as experience and the president has more on foreign policy now. chris: john. >> a little counter. i do think iran and the possibilities of a really messy situation there poses a greater hazard to president obama. and undercutting what is generally a strong national security record. obama is a big variable -- iran is the big variable on foreign policy for obama. chris: i wonder about ironclad commitments like that one on nuclear iran, before you're elected make sure they don't have a political weapon. >> much easier for him to do. chris: helps him now but maybe a problem if he gets elected. that's the show. thanks for watching. that's the show. thanks for watching. see you here next week.
policy but not a great for him and the advantage always goes to the white house in foreign policy crisis. >> this president has had a unique string of successes when it comes to fighting terrorism. that sort of thing. that's going to make him especially strong for an incumbent i think, and for a democrat. >> talking tough is not the same as experience and the president has more on foreign policy now. chris: john. >> a little counter. i do think iran and the possibilities of a...
249
249
May 7, 2012
05/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 249
favorite 0
quote 0
i think that foreign policy in general isn't going to drive this election but there is one foreign policy issue that's going to be important because it's and economic issue and that is china. romney has been hitting china hard since the beginning of the campaign. the president hasn't said anything. and when i travel through battleground states, you hear people talking about china more than you hear them talking about afghanistan. chris: what's the cutting edge of china to the average person? >> they're eating our lunch is what -- that may or may not be true. and manufacturing jobs are coming back but people think we're falling behind china. they want to hear what the president has to say about this economic situation. and he hasn't talked about it. >> the other area i think foreign policy does count is how it reflects on the president's character. you inoculated the president against the charge that he might be weak or a bit of a wimp in some way. i think the actions he took against bin laden and the reminder of his actions this week would have given him the character of advantage on that
i think that foreign policy in general isn't going to drive this election but there is one foreign policy issue that's going to be important because it's and economic issue and that is china. romney has been hitting china hard since the beginning of the campaign. the president hasn't said anything. and when i travel through battleground states, you hear people talking about china more than you hear them talking about afghanistan. chris: what's the cutting edge of china to the average person?...
511
511
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 511
favorite 0
quote 0
when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s. what we need to do with respect to the middle east is strong, steady leadership, not wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map. >> romney rarely hit back directly. attacking me is not an agenda. attacking me is not talking about how we're going to deal with the challenges that exist in the middle east. >> as the debate went on, romney seemed to settle on a strategy of staying above the fray, searching for areas of agreement. >> would you have stuck with mubarak? >> no. i believe, as the president indicated, and said at the time, that i supported his -- his action there. >> we had to go into pakistan. we had to go in there to get osama bin laden. that was the right thing to do. >> yet, despite agreement on specifics, romney did criticize the president's overall foreign policy record. >> look at the record of the last four years and say iran closer to a bomb? yes. is the middle east in tumult? yes
when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s. what we need to do with respect to the middle east is strong, steady leadership, not wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map. >> romney rarely hit back directly. attacking me is not an agenda. attacking me is not talking about how we're going to deal with the challenges that exist in the middle...
205
205
Sep 13, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 205
favorite 0
quote 1
it doesn't get much better than that when you're talking foreign policy. but here's the deal. the big problem for romney is that the nation is now going to chew on this for another two or three days, this foreign policy, instead of romney's best weapon, the economy. just like with the abortion fight a couple weeks ago, when the discussion was on anything but the economy, the economy team feels a lot better. >> it makes it interesting for people watching. what happens now, what happens next? >> in about 72 hours or so, the usual issues will reemerge. but unless romney can show that he was dead on in criticizing the president, his campaign is going to lose more precious time, more prestige when they don't have enough of either. and given two well respected studies just today show a 79% likelihood that obama will win on november 6. getting back to the economy can't come soon enough for the romney team. >> larry, thank you for your insight as always. >>> we're learning more about that controversial video that's inciting the violence in the middle east. >> janell wang is with us no
it doesn't get much better than that when you're talking foreign policy. but here's the deal. the big problem for romney is that the nation is now going to chew on this for another two or three days, this foreign policy, instead of romney's best weapon, the economy. just like with the abortion fight a couple weeks ago, when the discussion was on anything but the economy, the economy team feels a lot better. >> it makes it interesting for people watching. what happens now, what happens...
167
167
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 167
favorite 0
quote 0
governor, when it comes to our foreign policy you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s. you say that you're not interested in duplicating what happened in iraq but just a few weeks ago, you said you think we should have more troops in iraq right now. and the challenge we have -- i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy but every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. you said we should have gone into iraq. despite the fact that there were no weapons of mass destruction. you said that we should still have troops in iraq to this day. you indicated that we shouldn't be passing nuclear treaties with russia despite the fact that 71 senators democrats and republicans, voted for it. you've said that first we should not have a time line in afghanistan. then you said we should. now you say maybe. or it depends, which means not only were you wrong, but you were also confusing and sending mixed messages both to our troops and our allies. so what we ne
governor, when it comes to our foreign policy you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s. you say that you're not interested in duplicating what happened in iraq but just a few weeks ago, you said you think we should have more troops in iraq right now. and the challenge we have -- i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy but every time you've offered an opinion,...
61
61
Sep 16, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
and a lot of people say, you know, foreign policy, why this? it's unusual. it's unusual that foreign policy suddenly becomes center stage. absolutely. not without precedent. absolutely not. traditionally the nation has a very bipartisan attitude toward foreign policy. we just don't know a lot about it. we know that. we trust our leaders to go ahead in washington and do what they think is best. that's pretty much how we respond. lots of examples. iraq and afghanistan particularly in the early going crumbling of the soviet union is another example, cuban missiles, things like that. most recently of course iran's potential for developing nuclear weapons. fine and dandy. when this happens, and the nation gravitates around our leaders, the one they gravitate around most is the president. that's the one. you can see bush after the terrorist attacks, 91% public approval and he was leader. >> go way back to iran hostage crisis and how that played out between reagan and carter. how did this play out in this election? often the challenger takes a back seat and says as
and a lot of people say, you know, foreign policy, why this? it's unusual. it's unusual that foreign policy suddenly becomes center stage. absolutely. not without precedent. absolutely not. traditionally the nation has a very bipartisan attitude toward foreign policy. we just don't know a lot about it. we know that. we trust our leaders to go ahead in washington and do what they think is best. that's pretty much how we respond. lots of examples. iraq and afghanistan particularly in the early...
234
234
Oct 22, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 234
favorite 0
quote 0
he's got to show on foreign policy that you keep the boat in the channel that's a minimum requirement of doing the job. the third thing is, he's got about $150 million to spend. they have to spend it carefully and weijsly in about eight to nine states. and if they do that he could make it close -- >> with the super pac included. obama won on points but it wasn't enough to stop the momentum coming out of that first debate? >> he won on points and he conveyed messages to women. i think he could have been more impathetic to the questions. neither of them answered me. he was so intent on fixing, he forgot -- chris: why do you think that's important? >> there was a stagecraft that he didn't quite accomplish -- chris: knowing what you know, that's who they are. >> that's who they are but they have to have some showmanship. the risk is really harder from the president because he has to combat come ni's most effective comeback which is what makes you think he'll do better in these four years than he did in the last four years? chris: i agree with that. now the romney take -- if he win this is
he's got to show on foreign policy that you keep the boat in the channel that's a minimum requirement of doing the job. the third thing is, he's got about $150 million to spend. they have to spend it carefully and weijsly in about eight to nine states. and if they do that he could make it close -- >> with the super pac included. obama won on points but it wasn't enough to stop the momentum coming out of that first debate? >> he won on points and he conveyed messages to women. i...
49
49
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 49
favorite 0
quote 0
the focus last night was on foreign policy and produced a few zingars. marla tellez has in insight from a professor. >> joining me is dr. tim cottrell. your specialty of course is political science. let's start with the overall take of this debate, the feel of the debate. one take is that president obama controlled this debate much like mitt romney controlled the first one. is that a fair assessment? >> i think the president feels really good about his performance in the debate. it was much less contentious than in the town hall. it was much more civilized last night. i think the president was probably very satisfied with his performance and most reports i've seen suggest that he feels like he's the winner of that debate last night. >> in your opinion, do you think that's fair? >> i do think that he did what he needed to do. that he seemed in command. usually the president has a home court advantage when it comes to foreign policy, and i think that he felt much more comfortable than he did in the first debate. he felt very comfortable talking with what h
the focus last night was on foreign policy and produced a few zingars. marla tellez has in insight from a professor. >> joining me is dr. tim cottrell. your specialty of course is political science. let's start with the overall take of this debate, the feel of the debate. one take is that president obama controlled this debate much like mitt romney controlled the first one. is that a fair assessment? >> i think the president feels really good about his performance in the debate. it...
146
146
Mar 5, 2012
03/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
chris: let's talk about foreign policy. the president is worried about europe. he has to worry about right away is gas prices. if we see a number like $6 for regular, that is going to be something that the republicans can hang around his neck. drivers drive more in the summer. prices go up because of demand. we got fears of what is going to happen in the middle east. >> prices go out matcally this time of year. you're watching it this year. you got $5, and people are absolutely falling out of anything to do with this. at $5, it used to be $4. you can go above $4. where gas prices are or where oil prices were yesterday and today when you start looking at this into next week, get up to $110 a barrel. that's a big change for the entire election. you are talking about going right through $4 to $4.50. >> it's more tangible to everyday americans at the gas pump and 8.3% unemployment. chris: bob. >> just a second. i mean, those numbers are out there and those are important, but there is this, the psycho dynamics of it for the average voter and that is has obama stabili
chris: let's talk about foreign policy. the president is worried about europe. he has to worry about right away is gas prices. if we see a number like $6 for regular, that is going to be something that the republicans can hang around his neck. drivers drive more in the summer. prices go up because of demand. we got fears of what is going to happen in the middle east. >> prices go out matcally this time of year. you're watching it this year. you got $5, and people are absolutely falling...
524
524
Jul 30, 2012
07/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 524
favorite 0
quote 0
policy as he put it while he was on foreign soil. he wrapped up a controversial visit to london and then left here for israel, and tonight the romney campaign is doing a little damage control on the subject of foreign policy, another lesson that the politics of the middle east can be fraught for any american politician. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's peter alexander who's traveling with governor romney. he's in jerusalem tonight. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you from outside the old city. here today mitt romney insisted the u.s. has what he called a, quote, solemn duty and moral imperative to prevent an iranian threat to israel. >> we love you. >> thank you, thank you. >> we love you. >> reporter: surrounded by a crush of israelis and international press, mitt romney made a pilgrimage to jerusalem's western wall, delivering a prayer in one of jerusalem's most holy sites and later a warning to iran. >> make no mistake the ayatollahs in tehran are testing our moral defenses. they want to know who wil
policy as he put it while he was on foreign soil. he wrapped up a controversial visit to london and then left here for israel, and tonight the romney campaign is doing a little damage control on the subject of foreign policy, another lesson that the politics of the middle east can be fraught for any american politician. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's peter alexander who's traveling with governor romney. he's in jerusalem tonight. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good...
166
166
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 166
favorite 0
quote 0
and the topic of discussion tonight, foreign policy. florida is considered a key battleground state. >>> and the stakes are high tonight. with only 15 days until election day, the race could not be tighter. nbc bay area's marianne favro with a look at the three things you should watch for in tonight's debate. >> foreign policy is the topic of tonight's debate. and as if on cue, a slew of hot button national securities are front and center, from iran to libya. we talk with bay area political science experts about what to watch for in tonight's debate. the stakes are high in boca raton, florida, tonight. the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll shows president obama and governor romney in a dead heat, 47 to 47 among likely voters. >> that tells you the potential for this race to be a little unexpected. >> reporter: tonight the candidates take on foreign policy. governor romney is expected to question president obama's handling of the violence at the u.s. consulate in libya that led to four american deaths. also likely on tonight's age
and the topic of discussion tonight, foreign policy. florida is considered a key battleground state. >>> and the stakes are high tonight. with only 15 days until election day, the race could not be tighter. nbc bay area's marianne favro with a look at the three things you should watch for in tonight's debate. >> foreign policy is the topic of tonight's debate. and as if on cue, a slew of hot button national securities are front and center, from iran to libya. we talk with bay...
373
373
Oct 15, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 373
favorite 0
quote 0
the third debate will be about foreign policy. romney is notching up his criticism and try to not let them get away from those facts. >> i think the drumbeat is going to continue. it was the worst moment of the debate for joe biden. >> in the last few weeks you've seen romney begin the week talking about foreign policy. he gave the big speech, he's given press conferences on this, and i think they very much sense an opening on this particular issue, because they can make the larger argument. >> the issue of intelligence or cover-up? >> i think the issue for them is leadership on the global stage. >> andrew? >> the key difference between these two candidates is that one is going to do all he can to avoid a new war in the middle east and the other one is going to hand over the use policy and launch a new global war. chris: thanks to the rounds table. john hileman, andrew sullivan, henderson henderson and liz
the third debate will be about foreign policy. romney is notching up his criticism and try to not let them get away from those facts. >> i think the drumbeat is going to continue. it was the worst moment of the debate for joe biden. >> in the last few weeks you've seen romney begin the week talking about foreign policy. he gave the big speech, he's given press conferences on this, and i think they very much sense an opening on this particular issue, because they can make the larger...
308
308
Oct 9, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 308
favorite 0
quote 0
policy, they believe that the white house is lacking in the foreign policies. they worry that the al-qaeda affiliates were active in the militias. darryl issa is holding hearings this wednesday, focusing in part on this e-mail from the embassy in tripoli, last february, asking to leave a special team in libya for another four months. the commander of that team will reportedly testify that ambassador chris stevens, who of course died in the raid, wanted to keep the team even longer but of course was let down. the 16-member team was replaced by a smaller unit of agents, it is not clear how long they stayed tonight, they say the original team was being phased out as libya teams took over, and could not have prevented the fatal attack in benghazi. the top terrorism official is on his way to libya to make his own assessment tomorrow. so you can tell the white house is taking it very seriously. >> andrea mitchell in the d.c. news room, along with chuck todd, thank you both tonight. >>> there is news tonight on the tainted outbreak of meningitis. it is linked to taint
policy, they believe that the white house is lacking in the foreign policies. they worry that the al-qaeda affiliates were active in the militias. darryl issa is holding hearings this wednesday, focusing in part on this e-mail from the embassy in tripoli, last february, asking to leave a special team in libya for another four months. the commander of that team will reportedly testify that ambassador chris stevens, who of course died in the raid, wanted to keep the team even longer but of course...
181
181
Jan 2, 2012
01/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 181
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> it's not going to be about foreign policy, the election. >> it's about i can protect you. i have done it. i showed that i can do it. chris: let's go back to a previous election recently where foreign policy was important, 2004. we had gone into iraq with the argument by george w bush we had to do it. there was no w.m.d. there, illusionment about the war, mixed about the war still being fought. he basically ran against john kerry by beating him, swift voting, all of the negative stuff. there was a case of a president who squeeked back in with ohio, basically one state, by trashing his opponent. >> 100,000 votes in ohio. i was on the plane and bus with john kerry that year, remember it well. in the first debate, the then president george bush didn't do very well. there was a sense that kerry would lock this in. john kerry would say it was a tape of osama bin laden that hit in october that really switched things for him and made that argument that almost seems quaint now that you don't want to change horses during a war with a president. if you remember how fiercely people at
. >> it's not going to be about foreign policy, the election. >> it's about i can protect you. i have done it. i showed that i can do it. chris: let's go back to a previous election recently where foreign policy was important, 2004. we had gone into iraq with the argument by george w bush we had to do it. there was no w.m.d. there, illusionment about the war, mixed about the war still being fought. he basically ran against john kerry by beating him, swift voting, all of the negative...
144
144
Oct 15, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 144
favorite 0
quote 0
i want to move to an issue about leadership and foreign policy that's getting a lot of traction this week. and i think we should talk about it, and that is the issue with how the administration handled the attack on 9/11 in libya. we've seen this past week there was testimony on capitol hill from the state department folks saying indeed they asked for additional security that was not in place in benghazi at the consulate when ambassador chris stevens was killed. this came up in the vice presidential debate, and biden answered, and then romney answered the following day based on that answer. let me play both of those now and we'll discuss it. >> and they wanted more security. >> well, we weren't told they wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security. >> he's doubling down on denial. and we need to understand exactly what happened as opposed to people just brushing this aside. when the vice president of the united states directly contradicts the testimony, sworn testimony, of state department officials, american citizens have a right to know just what's going on. and
i want to move to an issue about leadership and foreign policy that's getting a lot of traction this week. and i think we should talk about it, and that is the issue with how the administration handled the attack on 9/11 in libya. we've seen this past week there was testimony on capitol hill from the state department folks saying indeed they asked for additional security that was not in place in benghazi at the consulate when ambassador chris stevens was killed. this came up in the vice...
220
220
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 220
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> the final showdown in foreign policy. the presidential nominees in a war of words in their last presidential debate. who won and what it means for the upcoming election. >>> now, let's get outside and get a live look at the san mateo bridge. christina loren will be here to answer your questions. the news at 11:00 starts right now. >>> good morning, everybody. a always happy to have you along. i'm jon kelley. >>> the mini gadget unveils. the announcement actually happening right now. scott budman is live in downtown san jose with details on this much-anticipated and speculated event. scott, good morning. >> well, good morning, marla. good morning, jon. apple coming to the biggest city to talk about some of its smallest devices this morning. couple surprise announcements. most of the focus expected on the ipad line and that is, indeed, what we got. they're talking inside, right now, as we speak, about the new mini ipad. that is going to be what it is called. it is smaller, it is thinner and about 0.7 of a pound and little l
. >> the final showdown in foreign policy. the presidential nominees in a war of words in their last presidential debate. who won and what it means for the upcoming election. >>> now, let's get outside and get a live look at the san mateo bridge. christina loren will be here to answer your questions. the news at 11:00 starts right now. >>> good morning, everybody. a always happy to have you along. i'm jon kelley. >>> the mini gadget unveils. the announcement...
203
203
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 203
favorite 0
quote 0
in 2008 obama had just about as much foreign policy experience as romney does now. >> now, other topics not discussed in tonight's debate were north korea and world climate change as some of the audience were hoping that the candidates would discuss these issues but they did not. >> okay, george, thanks so much. let's talk more about the debate. how much is fact and how much is fiction. sam is down with tonight's reality check. good evening, sam. >> janelle, good evening. the last debate was about fireworks and confrontation. the final sitdown seemed -- dare i say it, tamer, more pilot. substantive. the candidates voiced similar viewpoints on the country's gravest threats like a war torn syria, president obama tried to extinguish himself by ending the war in iraq. here's what he had to say. >> what i would not have done is left 10,000 troops in iraq tie us down. that would not help nus the middle east. >> but what the president isn't telling you is he spent months no 2010 and 2011. the deal fell apart over questions of immunity. the claim is misleading if not a lie. his plans for beefin
in 2008 obama had just about as much foreign policy experience as romney does now. >> now, other topics not discussed in tonight's debate were north korea and world climate change as some of the audience were hoping that the candidates would discuss these issues but they did not. >> okay, george, thanks so much. let's talk more about the debate. how much is fact and how much is fiction. sam is down with tonight's reality check. good evening, sam. >> janelle, good evening. the...
112
112
Apr 15, 2012
04/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
policy. yet when the crisis broke, kennedy used the c.i.a. director. and they were suspicious and political ruse. chris: he taped the conversation. >> the advice was bad advice. chris: and khrushchev's memoirs as we now know, if he hit new york, was going to hit new york. >> when you are president of the united states and you don't fully trust your advisers, you trust someone who sat in that chair before you more than anybody else. chris: howard, i want to play this soundbite frr lyndon johnson, how ike helped him after jack kennedy was assassinated. >> eisenhower came down and spent some time with me exploring the problems that he expected to arise con fronting a new president. chris: kennedy getting killed was an incredible moment and here was the republican coming in and helping l.b.j. >> two things about that. first of all, ike as a figure, was a tremendously reassuring president in american life. if there was a monarch, retired monarch, it was ike, who had led us into world war ii and pr
policy. yet when the crisis broke, kennedy used the c.i.a. director. and they were suspicious and political ruse. chris: he taped the conversation. >> the advice was bad advice. chris: and khrushchev's memoirs as we now know, if he hit new york, was going to hit new york. >> when you are president of the united states and you don't fully trust your advisers, you trust someone who sat in that chair before you more than anybody else. chris: howard, i want to play this soundbite frr...
189
189
Sep 17, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 189
favorite 0
quote 0
there are different foreign policy visions. that's why we wanted to dedicate the hour today to understand these different views. mitt romney spoke out this week, criticizing the administration, talking about whether the united states was apologizing for some of the initial response to this. these were his comments this week. >> the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in egypt instead of condemning their actions. i think it's a terrible course for america to stand in apology for our values. >> our embassies did not stand up for free speech in this initial response to this violence. and the republican charge is that it's weakness on the part of this administration that invites this kind of chaos that the administration has not been tough enough on radical extremists that are beginning to take root in these countries. how do you respond to that? >> first of all, i think the american people and certainly our diplomats and development experts putting their lives on th
there are different foreign policy visions. that's why we wanted to dedicate the hour today to understand these different views. mitt romney spoke out this week, criticizing the administration, talking about whether the united states was apologizing for some of the initial response to this. these were his comments this week. >> the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in egypt instead of condemning their actions. i think...
633
633
Jul 25, 2012
07/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 633
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> you know, today the focus of the back and forth was foreign policy. brian, romney took his turn in front of the veterans of foreign wars convention in reno, where he gave a fiery speech filled with some tough criticism of the president's record. but for what it's worth, foreign policy is one of the president's strengths. when matched up with romney, he leads him in every major foreign policy area. brian? >> chuck todd with the latest on this race from washington. chuck, thanks. >>> a program note here, when we see you for tomorrow night's broadcast, we'll be in london, where we'll have an exclusive interview with governor romney, as he starts the first overseas trip of the campaign. >>> big changes are coming to the new orleans police department, long troubled by violence and scandal, and under especially close scrutiny since the days of hurricane katrina. today the u.s. attorney general, eric holder, announced an agreement with the nopd, a wide ranging and strict plan to overhaul department procedures top to bottom. >>> a sad first for the catholic c
. >> you know, today the focus of the back and forth was foreign policy. brian, romney took his turn in front of the veterans of foreign wars convention in reno, where he gave a fiery speech filled with some tough criticism of the president's record. but for what it's worth, foreign policy is one of the president's strengths. when matched up with romney, he leads him in every major foreign policy area. brian? >> chuck todd with the latest on this race from washington. chuck, thanks....
207
207
Sep 17, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 207
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> the violence has put foreign policy in to the presidential campaign that had up until now largely been dominated by domestic issues. tonight new tensions between israel and iran presents a difficult balancing act for both president obama and mitt romney. we get more tonight from nbc bay area's peter alexander. [ chanting ] >> reporter: less than eight weeks until the election, the anti-american violence across the islamic world has shifted the focus of the race from economy to foreign policy. the urgency ratcheted up by netanyahu who today on "meet the press" issued this stark warning about iran's nuclear program. >> they are close, six months away from being 90% of having enriched uranium for an atom bomb. i think you have to place that red line before them now. before it is too late. >> reporter: netanyahu argued the recent unrest in the middle east makes the stakes even higher. >> iran with nuclear weapons will mean the kind of fanaticism you see storming your embassies will have nuclear weapon. don't let these fanatics have nuclear weapons. >> president obama says the economic
. >>> the violence has put foreign policy in to the presidential campaign that had up until now largely been dominated by domestic issues. tonight new tensions between israel and iran presents a difficult balancing act for both president obama and mitt romney. we get more tonight from nbc bay area's peter alexander. [ chanting ] >> reporter: less than eight weeks until the election, the anti-american violence across the islamic world has shifted the focus of the race from economy...
229
229
May 7, 2012
05/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 229
favorite 0
quote 0
foreign policy than one that says the cold war is still going on. i mean, it's just in my view anyway. zu rate social policy. the president has said that his views on gay marriage, on same-sex marriage have evolved, but he's aopposed to it. you're opposed to it. have your views evolved? >> i just think that the good news is that as more and more americans come to understand what this is all about is a simple proposition. who do you love? who do you love? and will you be loyal to the person you love? that's what people are finding out. is what all marriages at their root are about. whether they're marriages of lesbians or gay men or heterosexuals. >> is that what you believe now? >> that's what i believe. >> you're comfortable with same-sex marriage now? >> look, i'm vice president of the united states of america. the president sets the policy. i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women are entitled to the same exact rights, all the sooifl rigcivild liberties. quite frankly, i
foreign policy than one that says the cold war is still going on. i mean, it's just in my view anyway. zu rate social policy. the president has said that his views on gay marriage, on same-sex marriage have evolved, but he's aopposed to it. you're opposed to it. have your views evolved? >> i just think that the good news is that as more and more americans come to understand what this is all about is a simple proposition. who do you love? who do you love? and will you be loyal to the...
288
288
Jun 3, 2012
06/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 288
favorite 0
quote 0
what in your policies is different than him, either in foreign policy or domestic policy? we know and americans know that didn't work. so you do have to move from the we're dissatisfied to what do you do next? i think on that in terms of what we want to do about the debt, for example, obama's position of a balance mix of things is much more popular than romney's cut taxes on the wealthy and slash entitlements. >> it's hard to run on a campaign where you say i haven't managed to fix it, but what would you do differently? obama is the president. he has to be the one that goes out to people and says i am starting to make it better. i know that you are still hurting. >> 2 1/2 years of actual -- the point is also, chris, on this, how many leaders have been re-elected in the west over the last three years? none. i remember working back with jimmy carter as a speechwriter. he would talk about world commodity markets, world oil prices and the public looks i don't care, you blew it. going on offense again, this romney thing, you had a great word, he suffers from affluenza, he is ri
what in your policies is different than him, either in foreign policy or domestic policy? we know and americans know that didn't work. so you do have to move from the we're dissatisfied to what do you do next? i think on that in terms of what we want to do about the debt, for example, obama's position of a balance mix of things is much more popular than romney's cut taxes on the wealthy and slash entitlements. >> it's hard to run on a campaign where you say i haven't managed to fix it,...
172
172
Jul 15, 2012
07/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 172
favorite 0
quote 0
policy. yet when the crisis broke, kennedy used the c.i.a. direct tor which was trusted as an envoy. because eisenhower was the first suspicion that this was part of a political -- chris: by the way he taped the conversation. >> it was bad advice. chris: we now know he said we're going to hit new york. >> but when you're president of the united states and you don't really fully trust your advisors you entrust someone who had sat in that chair before, probably more than anyone else and kennedy did. chris: i wonder if he knew he was being taped. >> confront a new president. chris: that's an amazing thing because kennedy getting killed was an incredible moment. here was the old president, the president coming in and helping l.b.j. do what he did. >> there are two things about that. first of all, ike as a figure was a tremendously reassuring president and personality in american life. if there was a kind of monarch, if there was a retired monarch and symbol of american society, it was ike who had
policy. yet when the crisis broke, kennedy used the c.i.a. direct tor which was trusted as an envoy. because eisenhower was the first suspicion that this was part of a political -- chris: by the way he taped the conversation. >> it was bad advice. chris: we now know he said we're going to hit new york. >> but when you're president of the united states and you don't really fully trust your advisors you entrust someone who had sat in that chair before, probably more than anyone else...
168
168
Oct 22, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 0
foreign policy approval at 49%. the poll also shows a clear enthusiasm gap. the president has a 49-44 lead among all registered voters, but that 47-47 tie among likelies, it means republicans are more enthusiastic and more likely to vote. the biggest red flag for obama, 62% say they want major changes if he's re-elected. romney's biggest red flag, by 44-43, he is still personally viewed more negatively than positively. >> that was nbc's chuck todd reporting there. after a violent weekend in the middle east, tonight's third and final presidential debate topic of foreign policy is more timely than ever. nbc's tracie potts has a preview for us from washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. a lot on the table. 200 people stormed the parliament building in libya. we saw violence in lebanon with five people wounded this morning. a 9-year-old girl there killed over the weekend. syria, that civil war continuing, and all of it very likely to come up at this debate tonight. tonight's debate is going to be a little bit different. the format is going to
foreign policy approval at 49%. the poll also shows a clear enthusiasm gap. the president has a 49-44 lead among all registered voters, but that 47-47 tie among likelies, it means republicans are more enthusiastic and more likely to vote. the biggest red flag for obama, 62% say they want major changes if he's re-elected. romney's biggest red flag, by 44-43, he is still personally viewed more negatively than positively. >> that was nbc's chuck todd reporting there. after a violent weekend...
365
365
Sep 16, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 365
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: with romney trailing in polls on the question of foreign policy, running mate paul ryan continues to hammer the president. >> amid all these threats and dangers what we do not see is steady, consistent american leadership. >> reporter: today a close ally added more foreign policy pressure. in an interview to air on "meet the press" benjamin netanyahu the israeli prime minister insists mr. obama get tougher with iran over their nuclear program. >> iran is guided by a leadership with an unbelievable fanaticism. it is the same fanaticism you see stormg the ing the embassie today. do you want them to have nuclear weapons? >> reporter: with less than two months to the election, the middle east once again a political flashpoint. mike viqueira, nbc news, the white house. >>> there's much more of the interview with benjamin netanyahu on tomorrow morning on "meet the press." >>> still ahead, the intense battle over who gets to vote on election day and how. a decision now hangs in the balance. >>> later, making a difference with good old fashioned puppy love. >>> we are back now w
. >> reporter: with romney trailing in polls on the question of foreign policy, running mate paul ryan continues to hammer the president. >> amid all these threats and dangers what we do not see is steady, consistent american leadership. >> reporter: today a close ally added more foreign policy pressure. in an interview to air on "meet the press" benjamin netanyahu the israeli prime minister insists mr. obama get tougher with iran over their nuclear program. >>...
499
499
Sep 30, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 499
favorite 0
quote 0
, but foreign policy is looming large as well. i want to turn to richard engel live in kabul this morning where there is news beyond the libya crisis. there are now 50 plus insider attacks that have killed american and other coalition forces. what's the latest you can tell us on the latest attack? >> reporter: there's been another attack. it took place yesterday. but word of the insider attack is just coming to us today. in this attack, there was an american army checkpoint, a vehicle control point, and two afghan soldiers came up. they were speaking to the americans at this checkpoint. and then suddenly one of these afghan soldiers pulled out a weapon, opened fire, killed one american soldier, killed another american contractor, and then another americans in the area opened fire, killing at least three of the afghans. and this is a major problem according to statistics. at least 20% of all u.s. combat deaths this year are a result of these insider attacks. and there have been orders issued to try and separate u.s. and afghan forc
, but foreign policy is looming large as well. i want to turn to richard engel live in kabul this morning where there is news beyond the libya crisis. there are now 50 plus insider attacks that have killed american and other coalition forces. what's the latest you can tell us on the latest attack? >> reporter: there's been another attack. it took place yesterday. but word of the insider attack is just coming to us today. in this attack, there was an american army checkpoint, a vehicle...
644
644
Oct 20, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 644
favorite 0
quote 0
there are other big foreign policy issues. it's unfortunate, as far as i'm concerned, that we'll have 90 minutes on foreign policy. a lot of big issues. we still need a big debate on the biggest issue facing whoever wins, which is the fiscal cliff, all these issues of taxes and spending. i hope they find a way to work that into sbthe debate as well. >> typically the incumbent has an advantage on foreign policy. is the president vulnerable on policy issues? >> he's been a towering issue on foreign policy. i think there is some question on libya and around the world. the arab spring. we still haven't really resolved our relationship with place like china and russia. it's a messy world. the u.s.'s role in the world is confusing. i think there are some points of debate. but in terms of what vote rers going to actually vote on, i don't think he's particularly vulnerable, nor does he have an advantage. the economy is what at what most voters are going to look at here. >> a couple program notes. tomorrow i'll be anchoring the broadca
there are other big foreign policy issues. it's unfortunate, as far as i'm concerned, that we'll have 90 minutes on foreign policy. a lot of big issues. we still need a big debate on the biggest issue facing whoever wins, which is the fiscal cliff, all these issues of taxes and spending. i hope they find a way to work that into sbthe debate as well. >> typically the incumbent has an advantage on foreign policy. is the president vulnerable on policy issues? >> he's been a towering...
139
139
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
for more on last night's heated foreign policy debate we go now to nbc's steve handlesman. he's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. well, the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. but mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night football got millions of viewers who missed the face-off in florida on the rise of muslim extremism. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda, but we can't kill our way out of this. >> governor romney, i'm glad that you recognize that al qaeda is a threat because a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geo political threat facing america, you said russia. what we need
for more on last night's heated foreign policy debate we go now to nbc's steve handlesman. he's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. well, the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. but mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to...
260
260
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 260
favorite 0
quote 0
the topic is foreign policy, but the sheer closeness is hanging over their head. the president arrived in florida today, aware he needs to do well in tonight's debate, the race being closer than ever. the polls show a dramatic divide within the 47-47 tie. there is that gender gap, the president up in percentage with women. mitt romney's lead with men is a commanding 33 points, but hispanics by a 70-25 margin strongly prefer the president mr. romney spent the day behind closed doors where the press was not allowed, inspecting the table where he and the president will sit. he knows the subject matter tonight puts him at a disadvantage, something he found out in the second debate. >> you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you're saying? >> please proceed, governor. >> all right, i want to make sure we get that for the record. because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> reporter: tonight gives the vot
the topic is foreign policy, but the sheer closeness is hanging over their head. the president arrived in florida today, aware he needs to do well in tonight's debate, the race being closer than ever. the polls show a dramatic divide within the 47-47 tie. there is that gender gap, the president up in percentage with women. mitt romney's lead with men is a commanding 33 points, but hispanics by a 70-25 margin strongly prefer the president mr. romney spent the day behind closed doors where the...
400
400
Oct 14, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 400
favorite 0
quote 0
but we are hearing more about foreign policy. the administration policy towards china. more attacks on what happened in benghazi and whether responses were answered for more security help. would you expect to hear more foreign policy in this debate? >> i think so because i think that romney wanted to connect to a broader leadership issue. break down of leadership. the benghazi issue and attack on cons late, death of our ambassador, and how it was handled. the fact there are different opinions from the administration. i think he want to expose that and keep the issue alive. we will see how it resonates with voters but it is an important issue dealt with by the administration. the trend line for the economy is more positive from the point of view of the administration and we see it in the polling too that people are feeling better about the direction of the economy. that may hurt romney's argument by saying, you know, that we have to switch leadership at this point. >> before i let you go, let us know what is coming up on meet the press this morning. >> we will talk about
but we are hearing more about foreign policy. the administration policy towards china. more attacks on what happened in benghazi and whether responses were answered for more security help. would you expect to hear more foreign policy in this debate? >> i think so because i think that romney wanted to connect to a broader leadership issue. break down of leadership. the benghazi issue and attack on cons late, death of our ambassador, and how it was handled. the fact there are different...
58
58
Oct 21, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 58
favorite 0
quote 0
top sick foreign policy. someone say not that exciting. give me a reason to watch. >> two major things pop out to me. the candidates must bring their a game. this time that is it. no sleeping if you are president obama. no. no. no. no major gaffes if your contender romney. binder full of women or libyan misstatement. there's no time for repairs after monday. you are talking two weeks. candidates have to be aggressive. not nasty but aggressive. respectful, if you will, in making points and distinguishing their policy because this is the time they have to show a clear vision to clearly distinguish themselves from each other. it's after monday all that people have left to do is just say, gosh what do i do now? >> thank you so much once against. we'll be right back. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calli
top sick foreign policy. someone say not that exciting. give me a reason to watch. >> two major things pop out to me. the candidates must bring their a game. this time that is it. no sleeping if you are president obama. no. no. no. no major gaffes if your contender romney. binder full of women or libyan misstatement. there's no time for repairs after monday. you are talking two weeks. candidates have to be aggressive. not nasty but aggressive. respectful, if you will, in making points and...
141
141
Oct 18, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
the next debate is on foreign policy. whose expertise does that play to and really, do americans care so much about libya when they worry about jobs. >> i think two strands here. it will be very interesting, each of them handles both of these. one has to do with jobs, yes, to the extent we can affect trade, that we can stop other countries from abusing us when it comes to subsidizing products, those kind of issues, china, other countries, that il with be important. trade gets the jobs. the other foreign policy angle has to do with terrorism and national security. again we saw a little bit of that when it comes to libya. of course it's more than libya. is the country safer today than it was four years ago. just the counterpart to is this country better off economically. i think the president will probably be able to make the claim that the sun is safer today and mitt romney is going to work hard on the trade angle so. there is going to be an opportunity for both to get in each other's face again when it comes to foreign po
the next debate is on foreign policy. whose expertise does that play to and really, do americans care so much about libya when they worry about jobs. >> i think two strands here. it will be very interesting, each of them handles both of these. one has to do with jobs, yes, to the extent we can affect trade, that we can stop other countries from abusing us when it comes to subsidizing products, those kind of issues, china, other countries, that il with be important. trade gets the jobs....